Rubber Duck Race

by Me
(Carmel, IN)

Kids push rubber ducks (or floating balls) across the pool using only their noses. Another version is that they use their breath by blowing on the rubber duckies and moving them. The first one to get their rubber ducky to the other side is the winner!

Sharks Fish And Hurricanes

by Allison Singletary
(Navvare, Flordia)

In this game you have to divide the kids into 2 groups. Pick one kid from each group to be a shark then all the others are fish. If the shark catches you then you become a shark as well. Time the game to about 2 to 3 minutes. When the time is up, you have to say "hurricane", when yelling "hurricane" it makes all the fish come to land. Ask each of the sharks who they tagged and the team with the most fish left wins!

Bucket Race

by Kira Kay
(Washington)

There are 4-6 teams. Each team has a cup, and is close to the pool or some other body of water. Opposite the teams are buckets. Each person takes turns filling the cup with pool water or other type of water and races the other teams to put the water in their bucket. Once one person fills the cup and puts in the bucket, the next person in line goes. When time runs out, the person with the most water in their bucket wins.Time limit: Either 2 minutes, or 5 minutes.

Floating Apples Pool Game

by Tess
(Queensland)

You have all the kids stand around the pool and have apples in the middle of the pool. On the count of 3 everybody jumps into the pool and has to swim and retrieve the apple. One apple each. They can only use their mouth to get the apple. The first person to retrieve the apple with their mouths and get back to the edge of the pool - wins!!!

Shaving Cream Shoot-Off

by Katie Prichard
(Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA)

Split the kids up into groups of two. One of the kids from each group puts shaving cream on their face (as if they're shaving their face). The kids without shaving cream, take a small water gun and on the mark of "GO" need to shoot the shaving cream off their team member's face. The first team to have all (or most) of the shaving cream off wins a prize!

Duck Duck Splash Pool Game

by Synthea Camacho
(Auckland, New Zealand)

"Duck Duck Splash" is the same as "Duck Duck Goose" but instead of 'goose', you splash and swim around the circle. If you get tagged, the person who tagged you gets to push you into the pool. The last one who doesn't get pushed into the pool, wins.

Answer Correctly Or Walk The Plank

by Anonymous

Group all the kids together. One of them has to be the one who asks the questions. He or she has to pick someone and ask them any question. If they answer the question wrongly they have to walk off the plank (the diving board) or if you don't have a diving board they can just jump in to the pool. The last one who remains outside of the pool wins.

STAR Pool Game

by Emily
(Tennessee)

In this game, there is one person that is "IT." The "IT" stands at the opposite end of the pool from everyone else. They pick a movie and tell the other side the movie initials. For example, if the "IT" wanted to choose the movie "Finding Nemo," they would say the initials F.N. The other side has a moment to think. If they know the movie, they can yell STAR and race to the "IT." They whisper their guess, and if they are right, they can be "IT." If no one can guess the movie, start giving hints (the rating, the actors, etc.)

Sea Horse Pool Race

by Michelle

Each kid gets one noodle (those long circular floats that you can sit and float in the water with) and sits on it like a sea horse. They then have to race across the pool on their noodle. The first one to get to the other side of the pool - wins.